How I have used Brecht techniques and style in my performance. In my performance‚ my group and I have used an array of Brechtian techniques and styles to create a stylised and tasteful performance. Some of these techniques are necessary for a Brechtian piece‚ such as the use of gestus‚ play building and alienation. Some other Brechtian techniques such as the use of spazz‚ songs/music‚ montage and placards help create a greater meaning in the performance. When my group and I started our performance
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THEA104 EXAM 2 Review KEY QUESTIONS: (1) What is bardolotry and what are some of the ways Shakespeare gets adapted today? - Bardolotry is the worshiping of Shakespeare. Shakespeare has a lasting impact. People are interested in the man and the mystique. 1) The Bard a) William Shakespeare i) The Bard – “He was not of an age but for all time” ii) Bardolatry – don’t read Webster or Marlowe but you are tormented with Shakespeare iii) Adaptation
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– Cecil Rajendra The Seven Ages of Man – William Shakespeare Paying Calls – Thomas Hardy Mid Term Break – Seamus Heaney Society Wedding Photographs – Jean Arasanayagam The Garden of Love – William Blake A Worker Reads History – Bertolt Brecht Night Mail – W.H.Auden Humour Parrot –Alan Brownjohn The Pigtail – William Makepeace Thackarey Matilda –Hilaire Belloc Father William –Lewis Carroll Poems for Extra Reading –(not to be tested on) An extract from ‘Michael’ - William
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Criticism of Masculin Feminin film of Jean-Luc Godard written by Furkan Safak After World War II‚ the world was in a transition area from warfare to “Cold War” ‚the period in which countries tried to establish themselves as a new form of ”republics“ rather than “empires”. We would have rights to say that there was three main parts of the world two of which were actually ”sides”. Those sides were unquestionably capitalism and socialism‚ better to call the U.S and USSR. Those two sides were
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higher level‚ as a science of problem solving. Problem solving requires precision‚ creativity‚ and careful reasoning. In the end the final product of our progress is the result of our decisions that we had to take. In Three Penny Opera by Bertolt Brecht we can notice the presence of the conflict between self-interest and love. Many of the characters’ decisions create a conflict between self-interest and love. In a capitalist society in which competition is rewarded by disrespect and brutally‚ the
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medium. The Fourth Wall and Other Screens Breaking the fourth wall can also be referred to the verfremdungseffekt‚ which is conceptualized by Brecht. In theatre‚ where a set is usually built with three walls leaving the fourth wall facing the audience open is the setting for the illusionary effect of theatre to take place. Brecht however‚ strives to tear down this invisible fourth wall. Willett writes of Brecht’s technique‚ “The audience can no longer have the illusion of being the unseen
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(defamiliarisation effect) allows Berkoff to prevent the audience form passively watching the play by detaching it from reality. Also Brecht’s theory of ‘Gestus’ uses non-verbal communication to express the inexpressible with physical gestures and attitudes. Both Brecht and Berkoff thought ‘Bourgeois’ theatre meaningless and docile made only for the well off‚ to please aesthetically. They wanted to challenge this stereotypical convention of theatre by changing the attitudes and emotions of the audience; engaging
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Gallileo’s ideas are disregarded because they challenge authority? Explain In Bertolt Brecht “the life of Galileo” various innate truths regarding the power struggles that have existed in the modern human race are explored. Bertolt most influential themes expounded in the novel are the‚ Distortion of truth due to reality‚ Humans intrinsic cognitive ability to reason‚ subservience of the poor to the rich and that social progress stems from doubt. All of these themes are associated with the challenging
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Epic theatre is a very interesting style of theatre in which the main incentive is to provoke thought and discussion on current issues rather than to just merely entertain the audience. In the play‚ The Resistible Rise of Arturo by Bertolt Brecht‚ the overall theme of political corruption is very prominent. Not only was the story compelling‚ but so were the many different production aspects that came together to create the show. By combining all of the production elements together‚ the show was brought
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Sobbing’ explores the theme of grief faced through the loss of culture‚ land and identity. In the scene‚ a light reveals a woman alone in her grief‚ the use of the Brechtian projection of alienating technique draws the audience into the plot. The Brecht Technique breaks the 4th wall with the audience as it connects them with the play and makes them think about the nature of her deep wails. This expressionism heavily relies on the emotion to convey its meaning. As this is happening the use of multimedia
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